Midland Main Lines

Midland Main Lines

Rhyl to Bangor

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The scenic joys of the North Coast of Wales are varied and often spectacular. Ma...

Midland Main Lines

Rugby to Stafford

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Regarded by many as the main line of England, this route has been steadily impro...

Midland Main Lines

Bangor to Holyhead

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The attractions of this remote length of main line include the complex terminus ...

Midland Main Lines

Chester to Rhyl

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The first section is close to the Dee Estuary and it attracted many industrial p...

Midland Main Lines

Rugby to Birmingham

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Part of the historic London & Birmingham Railway route, the main line has be...

Midland Main Lines

Birmingham to Wolverhampton via Tipton

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Now over 150 years old, this important and busy section of main line once had ma...

Midland Main Lines

Bletchley to Rugby

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Part of the first long distance railway in Great Britain, this line has undergon...

Midland Main Lines

Aylesbury to Rugby

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Forming part of the last main line between the Midlands and London, this route h...

Midland Main Lines

Bromsgrove to Birmingham

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The line runs from rural pastures to crowded industrial areas and thus the train...

Midland Main Lines

Bromsgrove to Gloucester

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Part of the Birmingham to Bristol route, this line still offers a great variety ...

Midland Main Lines

Rickmansworth to Aylesbury

by Vic Mitchell Keith Smith

The last main line from the Midlands to London made use of this route, which had...

Midland Main Lines

Watford to Leighton Buzzard

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The main line has been subject of many changes of traction and architecture; the...